Hello #Fediverse! Looks like I’m an #introduction away from joining the conversation so here goes!
I lead data teams for a healthcare system in New Mexico. My healthcare path started in acute care nursing before moving into #Informatics. These days, I’m deep into #Python, #Airflow, and #LLMs. I also love #Soccer (#Football), #Sailing, and doing anything my kids let me tag along for.
I’ve been on a little #XMPP and #Matrix kick lately. Anyone aware of or have any suggestions for servers that have active #DataScience communities? Been looking, but haven’t found anything yet.
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Do you find it hard to complete jigsaws?
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I'm always listening, learning, and growing. I try to speak from my experiences (including my privilege), and make many mistakes along the way. I invite you to challenge my thoughts, share your perspectives, agree or disagree, and otherwise interact with me; and maybe together we can grow as individuals and strengthen this community.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_West
"Before GPS became an everyday utility, it was a hard mathematical problem.
In the 1950s–70s, Gladys West, a mathematician at the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Virginia, worked on one of the most difficult challenges in satellite navigation: accurately modeling the Earth itself.
Modern GPS accuracy depends on:
• Precise satellite ephemerides
• Accurate gravitational field modeling
• Correct Earth reference frames
West’s work directly advanced all three.
Her contributions weren’t widely recognized at the time. In fact, it wasn’t until 2018 that she was inducted into the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame—decades after GPS reshaped global navigation, logistics, finance, defense, and mobile computing...
Before GPS could tell us where we are, someone had to define what the Earth actually looks like—mathematically…” #Engineering#GPS#Geodesy#STEM#TechHistory#WomenInTech#DataScience#Infrastructure#WomenInGeoSpatial
H/T Evan Kirstel
photo with caption - Gladys West at her desk, no (!) computer, working on a geodesy problem...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_West
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